Packing case for parachutes



Feb. 6, 1923.

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large that the parachute falls directly into over and holds it upon thehoop, 28, and so 75 UNTTED STATES PATENT @FFTCQE.

FELIX J. COUGHLIN, OF VERSAILITES, OHIO.

PACKING CASE FOR PARACHUTES.

Application filed August 14, 1919. Serial No. 317,610.

To aZZwIwm-it may concern: position is shown in Fig. 1 It will also beBe it known that I, FELIX J. CoUoHLIN, a held against it by the cords,6, 7, which will citizen of the United States, residing at Verhold it inplace, as shown in Fig. 1. When sailles, in the county of Darke andState of the aviator has confided himself to the para- 5 Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful chute, the connections, 2, between thecords, Improvements in Packing Cases for Para- 6, 7, are broken, andthey will cease to hold chutes, of which the following is a specificathecase, which will then fall into the position. tion shown in Fig. 3, theback, 21, upwards The packing case opens instantly and reand hangingfrom the cords, 20. leases the parachute in a position and situa- Thepacking case has a back, 21, secured tion to open freely. The situationand posiupon the hoop, 28. A skirt, 13, forms a tion of the packing caseon the machine, in retainer for the folded parachute, and is conjunctionwith its shape, makes it offer folded over it in folds, one of the foldsbevery slight resistance to the air as the maing marked with the figurel4, and the 15 chine travels. The case falls into position to cover, 5,which has the hole, 9, to allow the 76 discharge the parachute directlydownward, projection through it of the sling, 3, of the so soon as theweight of the aeronaut is parachute, fits over the hoop, 28, enclosingplaced on the sling. The packing cases enthe face of the case. Thecover, 5, has preftire bottom opens out and the open area is so erablyan elastic binder, 19, that is slipped the air, substantially withoutcoming into keeps the cover, 5, in place. Preferably in contact with anypart of the case, and subpractice, it has the reinforce, 23.

' stantially undisturbed from the condition The cords, 20, are splicedto the hoop, 28. in which it was packed. The cover, skirt, 13, and back,21, are all 25 Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the case made in practiceofawater-proof textile maclosed and secured to the machine. Fig. 2 isterial. The reinforce, 22, preferably forms a side elevation of theclosed packing case. part of the back of the case and holds the 'Fig. 3is a view of the case when the parahanger, 26, to which the top of theparachute is just emerging. Fig. 4 is a view of chute is fastened, bythe customary frangible 30 the face of the packing case with the coverconnections. removed. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a por- The skirt,13, has the closing cord, 17, tion of the skirt. Fig. 6 is a section ofa which in practice is arranged as follows.:- portion of the cover. Fig.7 is an inside A series of flaps,15,are attached to the skirt, viewofthe top of the packing case. Fig. 8 13, and fitted with retainers, 16,for the cord,

35 is an inside View of the cover. Fig. 9 is a 17, which is laced fromone to the other. section on line 9-. 9 of Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. Inpractice this cord, 17, is light enough to 10 is a rear view of thepacking case and be broken veryreadily. It is best made the suspensioncords, as the latter will show. Weak enough to break in a number ofplaces when the device is attached to the machine. simultaneously, orotherwise fixed so that the 4 The case is round and fiat. One side isbreak will free instantly the skirt, 13, and

, curved out so as to offer the least resistance allow it to open atonce and free the parapossible to the air as the machine passes chutepacked beneath it. 18 shows where through it. The case is attachedpermathis cord can be knotted.

nently to the part of the machine where it is The attachment cords, 7 6,are secured to carried by the cords, 20, and eye, 24. It is the support,1, in a suitable manner. In 106 also attached so that it will permit itto practice, loops are secured at their ends by break away" at once,when a weight is put the holders, 8, 8, and the slack is folded overupon the slin 3, of the parachute, by the the face of the packing caseand is connected cords, 7, 6. TVhen the packing case is attogether bythe frangible connection, 2,

50 tached to the support, 1, (which may be the which-in practicepreferably passes through fuselage of an areoplane or the basket of athe sling, 3. The cords, 20, are preferably balloon) in the position itwill occupy whenv in practice bound together into an eye, 24,-

the machine it is attached to is in normal which is firmly secured tothe support, 1.

flight, it will be fastened to the support, by Putting weight upon thesling, 3, breaks 55 the cords, 20, which will be inactive. Their thefrangible. connections, 2 and 17. The 116 skirt, 13, flies open andreleases thecontained parachute. While these breaks are occurring thecase falls into the position shown in Fig. 3 and hangs back upward fromthe cords, 20. The parachute falls out from the opened face of the case,and breaks the connection with the hanger, 26, and is free. it is shownin Fig. 3 with the cover, 5, following the sling downwards and thesuspension cords, 11, just beginning to appear below the skirt, 13.

I claim 1. The combination, in parachutes, of a back, a back isattached, askirt attached to the hoop, and adapted to fold over inward,on the face of the case, and a cover having an aperture a packing casefor hoop to which said therein, and removably fastened to the baclit ofthe case.

2. The combination, in a packing case for parachutes, of a back, a hoopto which the back is secured, a skirt adapted to fold over on the faceof the case and held in folded position 'by parachute connections, and aremovable cover.

8. The combination, in a packing case for parachutes, of a back, a hoopto which the back is secured, a skirt adapted to fold over on the faceof the case and a cover having a central hole and an elastic bindingadapted to clasp the hoop.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

FELIX J. ,COUGHLIN.

